Happy Bucks: Sean Murphy – 9 away from 2,000 service member placements, Jim Balz – tree plant exercise, international dinner in April, Holly Mason – grandson Cole studying ballet, Jay Burney – son invited to Cape Cod to play baseball, Mo Considine – went to Rotary meeting in Calgary, District 5020 received award for best youth exchange program. Rosemary Barnhart – went to a circus museum in Sarasota, Victoria (exchange student from Denmark) – celebrated a birthday and went skiing in White Pass, Marie (exchange student from France) – will do some hiking with a host family, needs to raise $600 – please contact if you have odd jobs she can assist with, Bob Heck – The Hands on Children’s Museum had a great gala, Kyle Cronk – gave $100 and hired Sarah Clinton to be the YMCA Executive Director, Dave Suderberg – Procession of the Species.

Program: Lt Paul Lower gave a presentation on the Olympia Police Department’s K-9 program. Lt. Lower shared how integrating dogs into police work helps find criminals. We heard how this work is very physically demanding and how the dogs often get injured. As part of getting well, the dogs sometimes get acupuncture. Melnic, a recently retired K-9 with the Olympia Police Department, became a tremendous ambassador for the department through a terrific photo campaign and the “Where’s Melnic” contest that had kids search for his picture at businesses throughout the city.